He married Lynne Frederick in 1977 but they were estranged at the time of his death and there was evidence he was changing his will in favour of his third child Victoria on the day of his fatal heart attack

but because the paperwork wasn't filed and he and Lynne Frederick were still legally married she inherited £16 million in today's money from his estate and the 3 children got £3000 (in today's money) each. Spike Milligan asked her to think of his children and to do the decent thing but she wouldn't. She died in 1994 and the money has gone to her daughter from her second marriage Cassie Ungar. How unfair.

He married Lynne Frederick in 1977 but they were estranged at the time of his death and there was evidence he was changing his will in favour of his third child Victoria on the day of his fatal heart attack

but because the paperwork wasn't filed and he and Lynne Frederick were still legally married she inherited £16 million in today's money from his estate and the 3 children got £3000 (in today's money) each. Spike Milligan asked her to think of his children and to do the decent thing but she wouldn't. She died in 1994 and the money has gone to her daughter from her second marriage Cassie Ungar. How unfair.

Surely that shows that Lynne Frederick was an even nastier piece of work?

He married Lynne Frederick in 1977 but they were estranged at the time of his death and there was evidence he was changing his will in favour of his third child Victoria on the day of his fatal heart attack

but because the paperwork wasn't filed and he and Lynne Frederick were still legally married she inherited £16 million in today's money from his estate and the 3 children got £3000 (in today's money) each. Spike Milligan asked her to think of his children and to do the decent thing but she wouldn't. She died in 1994 and the money has gone to her daughter from her second marriage Cassie Ungar. How unfair.

Perhaps you should read more objective reports about Peter Sellers, rather than simply accept one side of the story.

Perhaps you should read more objective reports about Peter Sellers, rather than simply accept one side of the story.

It won't get in the way of moral outrage over people they don't know.

I comment on many matters but refuse to take sides in public family will disputes because we just do not KNOW who deserved what and why. The papers have their slant but who is anyone to decide who is worthy or not in the eyes of the giver?

Brilliant and brilliantly funny but an insecure egotist. His children were treated appallingly I think. When acting with Sophia Loren he apparently used to go home and tell his then wife how much he loved Sophia -who apparently had nothing to do with him except onscreen.He's a good example of a man who cared predominantly only about his own self esteem.

One of my favourite comic actors, but a mad as a box of frogs. My favourite story of his madness is either not allowing his daughter Victoria to see him until she changed her dress (he thought the colour unlucky) or when staying at a very nice hotel in Europe, ringing them when an hour away from getting there to run a bath. When told they had mixer taps to get it to the right temperature, he flipped and said the bath had to hot and then left to cool!
He relied on dodgy palm readers and other such loons, he was dominated by a very strong wiled mother.
However he only gave that small amount of money to the children because a lawyer told him if he gave them nothing they could challenge the will in court. He knew what he was doing. Lynne Frederick was a lot worse for not helping them afterwards, don't forget she married David Frost six months after Sellers died.
There are a number of good biographies of him, I reccommend 'PS I love you' by Michael Sellers for a very personal account. I don't know if its still in print.

He's a good example of a man who cared predominantly only about his own self esteem.

Unfortunately his lack of self-esteem was the root of many of his problems... he apparently turned down the Gene Wilder part in "The Producers" because he wasn't interested in working with unknown director Mel Brooks, but after the classic film was released, he was so angry with himself about it, that he masochistically forced himself to watch the movie every single week (via projector - this was pre-video)...

He was undoubtedly an incredibly talented comic actor, but he had no quality-control whatsoever... I always think it was appropriate that his last 2 movies were "Being There" (subtle, understated, a truly great performance in a classic movie) and "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" (dreadful mugging in an appalling and unfunny movie), which sums up his career, really...

Yeah, I read about how Peter Sellers treat his children. Disgusting that he left his fortune to someone rather than his family. I suppose he wanted that thrill of intense nastiness right up to the end.

Unfortunately his lack of self-esteem was the root of many of his problems... he apparently turned down the Gene Wilder part in "The Producers" because he wasn't interested in working with unknown director Mel Brooks, but after the classic film was released, he was so angry with himself about it, that he masochistically forced himself to watch the movie every single week (via projector - this was pre-video)...

He was undoubtedly an incredibly talented comic actor, but he had no quality-control whatsoever... I always think it was appropriate that his last 2 movies were "Being There" (subtle, understated, a truly great performance in a classic movie) and "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" (dreadful mugging in an appalling and unfunny movie), which sums up his career, really...

That's what I meant, actually. I should have made that clearer though. The story about Princess Margaret and Victoria;s pony is a cracker. Princess Margaret admired the pony. When the children came home from school they were told that he'd given their much loved pony - to Princess Margaret as a gift.
Insecurity but also narcissism and inexcusable behaviour. That's what many people do if they have the power to get away with it. He was a fantastic, performer but no one, is so brilliant that they are entitled to behave any way they choose. He must have been a nightmare to be around when he became very successful.

Whether he was funny or not is a matter of opinion, same as any comedian - but popular evidence seems to be against you.

And regardless of how funny he actually was, he's indisputably the best and most versatile voice actor I've EVER heard. Nobody could transform their voice as brilliantly as Sellers managed to. His contributions to The Goons were extraordinary and pretty much every successful comedian since acknowledges it.

By the time Peter's last wife, Lynne died, the £4.5 million fortune he willed to her had whittled down to thousands of pounds left and this was caused by Lynne's chronic drinking & drug use.

So Lynne's daughter from her third marriage, Cassie Unger, didn't get much out of what her late mother had left her. Apart from thousands of dollars left, Cassie also received some of Peter Sellers's possessions (i.e. jewellery & papers) as well.